--- title: "Takeda UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/takeda-uk-limited-london-759081 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Takeda UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Takeda UK Limited (Companies House 03362860, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Healthcare - Town: London - Registered address: 1 Kingdom Street, London, United Kingdom, W2 6BD - Companies House number: 03362860 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03362860) - Website: https://www.takeda.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/takeda-pharmaceuticals/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/takeda-uk-limited-london-759081 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 38 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Nov 2025: New director appointed: MIURA, Itaru. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Sep 2025: Director resigned: GRUBIN, Peter Michael. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Dec 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Dec 2024. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 29 Nov 2024. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2023: Corporate-secretary resigned: TAKEDA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Jan 2023: Director resigned: NEAL, Jonathan Clark. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Dec 2022: New director appointed: ROFFE, Emma Jane, Dr. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Nov 2022: Director resigned: GIBBONS, Mark. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2022: New director appointed: MEMIS, Seyda Atadan. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2022: New director appointed: GRUBIN, Peter Michael. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2022: Director resigned: SHIRAHATA, Kentaro. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Nov 2020: Director resigned: INSALL, Nicholas Hugh Meryon. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Mar 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Mar 2020: New corporate-secretary appointed: TAKEDA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Mar 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Mar 2020: New director appointed: GIBBONS, Mark. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Mar 2020: New director appointed: INSALL, Nicholas Hugh Meryon. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Mar 2020: Director resigned: VARANAVIČIUS, Andrius. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 Jan 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Jun 2019: New director appointed: SHIRAHATA, Kentaro. Director change recorded on 27 Jun 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2019: Director resigned: WALKER, William Charles. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Nov 2018: New director appointed: VARANAVIČIUS, Andrius. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Nov 2018: New director appointed: WALKER, William Charles. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Nov 2018: Secretary resigned: WALKER, William Charles. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Nov 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Nov 2018: Director resigned: SAROUKOS, Costa. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2018: New director appointed: NEAL, Jonathan Clark. Director change recorded on 1 May 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 13 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Technical Product Owner, AI-native Large molecule Discovery · Boston, MA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-6551899861358930122 - Lead Counsel, Brand Attorney, Oncology Business Unit · Somerville, MA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-5279619865422844071 - Marketing Engagement Lead · Paddington, West London · £62,600–£86,020 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/wl9vmpg2i9muvwEfom_XRR5tohzS30dks5CCeOWkrH2FIwuhR6nyVqikjx3w75kDalPF38_recqlaG4_5YyXzLfVFkAP8HFhsLIly0xtHfRdHnB3hglCEn2LyBH1FADm7PAGUYOV0mbtcCg5FvKFK1mDCR5jz_eiABD7oP_3ram9G4AxTYZV8UUcv082xfC8KfoH1DX-xza7xlsokHiLCrgcHHlrNbWeDxxGf2V9I7A - Scientific Product Owner - NCSP, DDUs & PDT R&D · Boston, MA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-2490131504210128113 - Associate Director, US Medical Communications, Rare Neuroscience · Washington DC · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-2027776268614550217 - Medical Scientific Liaison - Neurology · Vienna, IL · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-2643596755900541472 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Takeda UK Limited ### Is Takeda UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Takeda UK Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Takeda UK Limited sponsor? Takeda UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Takeda UK Limited based? The register lists Takeda UK Limited at 1 Kingdom Street, London, United Kingdom, W2 6BD. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 03362860. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/takeda-uk-limited-london-759081 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/takeda-uk-limited-london-759081.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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